Indian Administrative Service Procedure

I want to join Indian Administrative Services IAS so can you please tell me the procedure and the requirements to join this?

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You have to clear Indian Administrative Services IAS exam to join IAS.

IAS exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year in the month of May to select the candidates in the Central Government and its various departments.

IAS Exam Eligibility

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university

Candidates having professional and technical qualifications recognised by the government are also eligible.

MBBS or any Medical degree Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination.

Age Limits:

Candidate age must be between 21 years to 30 years

The upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of the SC/ST and other backward classes.

Nationality:

For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India
For other services, a candidate must be either:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. These candidates will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.

Number of attempts:

Category Number of Attempts
General category 4
Physically handicapped belonging to general category 7
Other backward classes 7
SC/ST candidates Unlimited

IAS Exam Syllabus

IAS Preliminary Examination 2014 would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II.

Paper 1 (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national movement
Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization
General science.

Paper 2 (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the selected subjects for main examination.

Each paper is of 3 hours duration.

List of Optional Subjects for Main Exam

Group-1

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology

Group-2

Literature of any one of the following languages:

Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santhali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
English